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Sir David Wemyss 1536–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1536

Birth Location: Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 Feb 1596

Death Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir GGF

Mother: Margaret Tud

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In 1536, Sir David Wemyss entered the world in Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Lord Wemyss 19Th Ggf And Margaret Douglas Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of Scottish Dowager Queenmnargaret Tud. Sir David Wemyss passed away in 1596 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1536, Sir David Wemyss entered the world in Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Lord Wemyss 19Th Ggf And Margaret Douglas Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of Scottish Dowager Queenmnargaret Tud.
  • Sir David Wemyss passed away in 1596 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Wemyss's Ancestors

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Sir Wemyss
1536–1596
Birth Place: Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF
1513–1571
Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Northern Scotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Douglas Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of Lennox, dtr of Scottish Dowager QueenMNargaret) Tud
1515–1567
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Adam Otterburne
1491–1548
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Euphemia Otterburn 20th) GGM
1496–1543
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Otterburn
1476–1513
Maroun Colburn
1456–1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1536
20 May 1536
Birth of Sir David Wemyss in Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1596
22 Feb 1596
Age 60
Death of Sir David Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1536
    Event Place: Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1596
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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